mazamartin
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I wonder if any one can shed any light on this issue? have just bought a 3200 gta with low miles of 44k but engine oil is defiantly coffee coloured on draining,the car has been stood outside although under cover unused for 5 1/2 years other than an occasional start up from the previous owner, do you think its possible that its condensation or head gasket? there is absolutely no oil in water reservoir ,it keeps good water temp from what i,m seeing while running although as yet not driving on road ,has good oil pressure, i will decant oil to establish how many liters have come out to work out how much water/condensation is in it minus the 7 liters of oil that should be in there, does any one know if this type of engine has any type of water cooled oil cooler/heat exchanger where water could get into oil or possibly go porous (like those on vw/audis?) I am going to flush it through with some cheaper fully synthetic oil and oil filter prior to using selenia 10/60 and genuine maserati parts to see if it retains the colour it should and monitor water level any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.